Category Archives: California Genealogy

The San Francisco Bay Area Jewish Genealogical Society is pleased to announce it has scheduled a presentation by Zack Wilske, Historian with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). The topic will be “Beyond Passenger Lists: Documenting 20th-century Immigrant Lives.” Zack … Continue reading →

SSA – Social Security Agency 1934 – Present RG 47 Cath Madden Trindle Drawn by climate and activity, thousands of elderly Americans ﬂocked to southern California during the roaring twenties. Their comfortable living came to an abrupt halt as many lost … Continue reading →

Miscellaneous Agencies Cath Madden Trindle Before delving into the genealogical wonders of WPA records in a future issue, it is worth mentioning some of the “other” Alphabet Soup agencies and boards set up during the Franklin Roosevelt administration. Whether your … Continue reading →

It is always great to be able to recommend a website for our genealogical research. In this case Yale University, in cooperation with the National Endowment for the Humanities has created Photogrammar an online archive of images of the Great … Continue reading →

Works Progress (Project) Administration 1935-1943 NARA RG 69 Cath Madden Trindle Established on 6 May 1935, the goal of the Works Progress Administration was to relieve unemployment through the creation of jobs. It succeeded FERA and the CWA, both created … Continue reading →